Men's 8" Ad Tec Farm Boots, Redwood

These boots are fantastic, they state in there advertising "These are not through away boots. like some" Um they are not kidding! Quality is $300.00 Thorogood level same materials and bottoms are no different then the 1957's from Thorogoods! and for $66.00 bucks I am getting one more pair. These wides.... are in fact WIDE! If you are worried about the cold etc... you can place a space heater in your boot they are wide... IF you don't like that free swimming feeling then you's better get the "D" width. As for me I want Winter socks and a set of inserts so these are SPOT ON PERFECT WIDTH AND SIZE! I am more than estactic about these boots. I truly promise... You will be too get them before everyone realizes this and the price goes up. 100 Stars, not just 5 stars. Seriously... Time to beeswax them so I'm outta here buy 'em!

Review for Ad Tec 8” leather Farm BootSize 12 Wide. Sizing is true to size and no appreciable difference in sizing between this boot and Rocky or Keen brand boots. This boot far exceeds my expectations for a boot in this price range. It is a basic unlined leather boot made from what appears to be excellent quality leather. The box toe is roomy and comfortable when wearing medium weight work socks. The insole is adequate but not exceptional. There is moderate arch support built into the boot itself and additional arch support could be added with the addition of appropriate insoles. The tongue is sueded leather and lightly padded. The tongue is gusseted for the first 2 1/2” - 3”. I would prefer the gusset to extend at least half way up the tongue so be advised if you require this feature in your boot. For my use the limited gusset is fine and is somewhat cooler in hot weather. The tongue stays in place when the boot is laced up and is very comfortable. The laces are top notch and the lacing hooks are high quality and strong enough that I can’t bend them closed with one hand. The soles are typical and commonly used on this type boot. This type boot used to be referred to as a “carpenter’s” boot although it usually had a moc toe instead of a box toe. I specifically wanted this type sole because it does not pick up mud while also being thick and comfortable. This would be a disadvantage if you are working outside on uneven terrain and need deeper lug soles for traction. This is an excellent boot at twice the price, very well built and very comfortable with a roomy protective box toe that gives moderate protection without the need for a steel toe in normal conditions. Takes a couple of days to completely break in but not uncomfortable to begin with. I have no idea how this boot with a Goodyear welt construction can be sold for the current price and my guess is it won’t be for long especially with economic conditions and inflation being what they are.

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March 2022, I saw one review that warned that this was fake leather, but I saw more reviews that seemed to think it was real, genuine leather. I got the boots in my hands now, it is definitely fake leather.Does fake vs. real leather matter?Maybe fake leather is what you want, or you don't care, but in my experience, fake leather is always priced and valued cheaper than genuine, and for good reason. Fake leather fails a lot sooner than genuine even if the genuine leather is not maintained properly with cleaning, conditioning, and oiling, and when fake leather fails, it gets brittle, cracks, and flakes, meaning it does not age well, it just falls apart. On top of that fake leather does not breathe as well, so feet will get hotter and sweatier, that moisture has a harder time escaping, and feet get stinkier too.I don't know how this boot "leather" will handle down the line, and I have no issues taking chances...if it was labeled clearly. I thought these boots were priced very well for real leather, but now I know it is priced ok, maybe a little high, for fake leather. I definitely would not have bought this at the listed price had I known it was fake leather.Less important to me, but it might be for others, pleather doesn't break in (a comfort and fit issue) or age visually (cosmetic/appearance) anywhere near as much as real leather. It doesn't take a shoe polish shine, and these boots have a dull/matte red-brown that fit closer to rubber athletic shoes than boots.How do I tell this is fake leather?-The "grain" is too regular on the outside.-It doesn't smell like real leather.-The "rawhide" inside side has the regular pattern of a fabric matrix that the plastic of pleather is built on.-When I rub the pleather hard with fingertips, there is no change in the pleather. Real leather will show some marring. To be sure I even gently rubbed my fingernail, still no response. This might sound good, scratch-resistant leather, but again, pleather will fail sooner than real leather, and when it starts to, it goes a lot faster too.But here's my real problem with this item: this mislabeling seems intentional by AdTec. True, the Amazon listing or box don't say "genuine leather" anywhere, but they do say "leather" in all those places. Even more, the side of the boot is stamped "water resistant oil tanned leather". Well, I don't know what definition of tanned AdTec was using, but from what little I know, there's no way to tan pleather. I mean, I guess they colored it a dark tan?And, like that one other reviewer noted (and posted the photo), the label in the boot says "upper and balance man made materials". At least that part, the part that's supposed to be accurate (there's probably a law in the US), is accurate. Why that same label prints "genuine leather" on a separate line, I don't know. Intentional mislabeling? Even if there was genuine leather on this boot, the best I can guess is it would be the tongue, maybe some kind of suede. Hint: the tongue is one of the least important parts of a boot to have genuine leather, and it is a functionally small part, so less material, cheaper to make real leather.By the way, this would have been my 2nd AdTec boot purchase. I took a chance on their Industrial Work Boot (different model) last month, found it to be a good deal *and* a nice looking real leather and a good looking boot too ("tumbled" leather, which is a form of processing/correction that removes some of the outer material and technically makes it thinner and maybe weaker, but still better than pleather of the same thickness). I waited too long to decide on a 2nd pair though, and price went up (I don't hold the price change against AdTec or Amazon).

Used for work

The tongue should be stitched up higher to keep it centered when wearing. I will fasten it myself on one side of the tongue with super glue. Have treated with beeswax and they are breaking in ok. Good quality for the price.

my second pair wear reasonably good . Good for light duty work boot. Dont expect $250 quality boot

These are good boots, my husband wont wear any other kind. The only problem I have is getting Amazon to send me the size I order, they go back to the first pair and sent that size, not what I wanted. Have sent back 2 pair. If this 3rd pair comes the wrong size I will never order again.

A los 3 meses de uso se despegaronSon botas hechas exclusivamente para el andar normal, como botas de trabajo son una burla